Connecter for electric-train lights and the like



Dec. 23, 1930. A. E. GANZERT 1,785,734v

CONNECTER FOR ELECTRIC TRAIN LIGHTS AND THE LIKE Filed Aug. 5, 1927 2 Sheets-Shea?l l INVENTOR M 25676 l'. 6x72 7% Dec. 23, 1930. A. E. GANZERT 1,785,734

CONNECTER FOR vIJIJECIRIC TRAINVYLIGHTS AND LIKE Filed Aug. 5, 1927 2 sheets-sheet 2 I' O O 5 rB7 l l: JJ IIE'- Eli V-J) l;

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Erf'- INVENTOR MBL( ATTORNEYS l* It has for one object to Patented Dec. 23, 1930 unire!) STATES vPA'rENT OFFICE ALBERT n. GANZERT, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.,4 AssIoNoR To THE PYLE-NATIONAL COM; l PANY, or CHICAGO, ILLINors, A Con-ronATroN or NEW JERSEY CONNECTER ron nLECTnioTnAIN LIGHTS AND THE'LIKE Application ined August 5, 1927. seriai No. 210,771.:

My invention relates to a connecter socket vadapted to be mounted on the end of a railn road car and to serve as a part of the system electrically connecting the cars in a train. rovide a new and improved insulating soc ret and connecter which will be more dura-ble and reliable and wherein the possibility of damage to the cony necter socket by careless assembly is reduced to a minimum. yOther objects will appear from time to time throughout the specilicaform'of a car.

tion and claims.

My invention is illustrated more or lessV diagrammatically in the accompanying drawings, wherein-- Figure 1 is a front elevation of a connecter and its supporting means; v

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same;

l Figure 3 is a perspective of the insulating box' Y Figure 4 is a section along the line 4 4 of Figures 3 and 7; t

Figure 5 is a section along the line 5 5 of Figure 6;

Figure 6 is a section along the line 46--6 of Figures 3 and 7; p

Figure k7 is a plain view of the device shown in Figure 3 with the cover removed;

Figure 8 is a plan view of the covervand bottom which are similar;

F igure9 is a perspective of the insulating floating block.

Figure 10 is a section along the line 10-10 of Figure 2.

Like parts are indicated by like characters throughout the specification and drawings.

A is a metallic housing or box having ears A1 and a cover A2 held in place by the cap screws A3. This housing is intended to be bolted on the underside of the end or plat- The ears A1 are bored out for bolts. Lugs A4 carrying a pivot pin A5 on which the cover A6 is pivoted, there being a spring A7 to hold it in closed position is provided to close the front end of the box, this cover having a packing sheet A7 so that when it is held down by the spring and the housing closed, dust, water and the like cannot get cin.

Contained within the housing A is an insulating conductor box made up of top and wall B3 of insulating material held together by means of screws B4 as indicated. Contained within this box or housing are a plurality ofk conductor sockets B5 B6. These conductor 'sockets are enclosed within the box being held by any suitable means. Each socket comprises a rigid upper limb B7, a thin spring Bsyspaced below the upper limb and embedded in the bottom of the conducting material as at B9. This spring has a downwardly turned lip .B10 which penetrates behind a shoulder B11 in the `bottom `plate or wall B1, the object being to protect the end of this springV so that when a plug is inserted, there is no possibility of the plug engaging the spring anywhere but atga point where it will guide the plug into the circuit.

,C is a tapered conductor terminal apertured at C1 so that the ,conductor 4may be `wedged therein. The tapered portion` terminates in a threaded shank C2 on whichis threaded a nut C3 and washer C4 sothat when the nut lis drawn up, the tapered terminal will be lsocketed in and held in closed electric contact with the body of the sockets B5 B6 thus making a satisfactory electric con tact. C5 is an insulating filler block interposed between the sockets B5 BG 'to insulate them and hold them apart in proper position in the housing and insulating box.

It will be noted that the underside of the top B and the upper side of the bottom B1 vare both recessed as at D D1. D2 is a loose insulating plate loosely held in these two recesses so that it furnishes an insulating partition between the two sockets. D3 is a clamping plate extending across beneath the sockets B5 B6 and adapted to be engaged by the clamp screw D4 threaded in a boss D5 in the cover A2 manipulated by a hand wheel D whereby when a plug isV pushed into a socket, the wheel may be operated to force the springs B8 snugly up against the plug and the plug. When the plugs are withdrawn the cover is orceddown by the spring and closes the socket.

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l. In an insulating boX for electric train circuit connectersV and the like, a plurality of conductor :sockets contained therein, the fopposedy Walls of the boX being recessedarid an Y insulating plate looselyheld against displace-v Stat-e vof T1927.

ment Within the recessinterposed between the conductor sockets.

2. In an insulatingibox for electric train circuit connecters and the like, a plurality-of conductor sockets contained therein, the opposed walls of the boxbengrecessedand ran insulatingl plate loosely held Within the recess Vinterposed betweenthefconductorsockets, the

conductorse'clets having spring sides, nieans f a contained Within theboXor displacing the s rin fsidesftoriiacontaet nieriib'erilirtlie socket, the insulatingplate beiiigrcut away so as not'to be engaged by such gripping ineni'ber When it is tightened up. l

3. Al connecter for electric train circuits and the liketconiprising an insulatingbozga conductor-socket contained therein, registering apertures infopposed walls'offthebox, a

tapered aperturev in the socket'concentric1v therewith, a tapered sleeve adaptedtopenetrate the boxrpadaptedfto fit tlie'aperture yin the socket and to project on both-,sides'beyond Athe boX',-`the 'sleeve havingafthreadedl end, -a Y vnut `engaging such threaded ,end abutting against theouter Wall ofthe'boxto vdraw the sleeve longitudinally through @the bez; 'and seat. it ,inl the tapered aperture'.

Signed 'at Chicago, :countyfof @ook and Illinois, this "8rd fday of August,

ALBERT GANZERT. 

